Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-12-22
THE NEW PASTOR.
Rev. S. w. Beach Installed.

Monday night when Prof. r. Z. Miller
commenced playing beautiful volun-
tary on the large and powerful pipe
organ of the church, Before the peo-
pie on the pulpit were beautiful bloom
ing flowers and rare plants, which gave
the scene tropical appearance. In the
pulpit sat the venerable Moderator of
the Presbytery, Rev. Allen II. Brown,
of Camden; Rev. Marcus A. Brownson,
of Camden; Rev. Charles Wood, of
Germantown; Rev. w. V. Louder
baugh, of Salem; Rev. Henry Reeves,
Rev. w. H. Belden, and Rev. II. Ii.
Beadle, of this city.
Neatly printed programs of the ser
vices had been furnished all who were
present, and eachpart was carrie out.
eve Praise Thee, 0 God" an anthem
by the choir opened the services and
was followed by prayer by Rev. IL. IL.
Beadle Rev. w. H. Belden then read
from the Bible the fourth chapter of
Paul's letter to the Epfesans. A hymn
was sung by the congregation, and
Rev. Marcus A. Brownson arose to de-
liver the sermon.
He took his text from Eph. 2d
chapter and t2th verse: THAT at that
time ye were without Christ. lie
drew from these words a beautiful
sermon, his language and ideas being
superb He pictured the world as 1t
was before the advent of Christ, and
what change his coming had made.
He asked what this world would be
now without the wonderful story OF
Christ and his sacrifice. 1t was a
beautiful theme and w4s listened to
most attentively by the entire congre-
cation. He hoped that all would have,
as they might have, hope for the fu-
ture. In his closing remarks he told
the people that the church was the
spiritual mother of the congregation,
and we should reverence her and love
her, and do all we can to protect her.
The church ought to be in sympathy
with Jesus and he urged that it should
not be said of us that Jesus was
wounded in the house of his friends. )"
After hymn the moderator arose
and propounded the usual questions
to the pastor electwhich were answered
satisfactorily, and then to the people
he put questions which were also
assented to. He then declared that
Rev. Sylvester w. Beach was the pas
tor of the First Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Charles Wood, of Germantown,
then gave his charge to the pastor.
He said: Il cannot tell you anything
that YOU do not already know, for you
come not from the halls of theo-
logical college, but from a pastorate,
which you have filled successfully for
a long time. But | will say that you
have voice which is, like yon beauti-
full organ, q delicate instrument, and
you must handle it with great care.
You have a body | know a minister
is apt to forget this fact, and | know.
how pleasant it would be if we did not
have to have bodies like other people,
so that we might not either eat or
sleep. But | charge you tonight to
take good care Of the body. | would
have you exercise; [ would have your
people see you out walking with no
object in view save exercise. | would
have you properly use Indian clubs,
tennis clubs, etc. Care for your body,
your voice, and your intellect. | know
that all professions rival the pulpit.
The press is "a power, aud we cannot
hone to tell them that which they do
not already know. They are so well
informed that we cannot hope to
instruct; but we must enter the pulpit
at least once a week and tell OF the
same old message SO long ago written.
You should then be great deyourer
of books. / want your people not only
to find you exercising, but | want
them to find you in yoor study so busy
that-you will have no time to speak Of
but religion. You cannot
hope to feed the people if you your
self will not be fed 1 bid you also
to care for your heart. Let the mes
sage that comes from your lips come
also from the heart. Your people can
soon determine whether your preach
ing comes from the heart. am not
asking you to do this to make you an
egotist, but for purpose, and that is
to give the truth to the people,
Again were the beautiful voices of
tie choir heard in the sweet anthem,
Lovely appear over the mountains
the feet of them that preach and bring
good news Of peace.
Rev. w. w. Louderbaugh shen de-
Iivered tie following charge 10 the